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Mike,
So what are your detailed thoughts on the Danco's. I am sick of all my varieties of crap needle nose on the boat.

They are nice pliers and moderately priced. I used them in salt water over the winter and they still show no signs of rust so that's a positive. For some reason most of the affordable "stainless" steel pliers are a bit less than truly rust proof.
Still, they are all just pliers and other than the ones you need to fit so perfectly you can pull pin-bones out of a chinook filet, they don't have to be precision instruments.
At least on my boat, pliers are somewhat disposable. A few times, I've netted a fish with the pliers stuck or tangled in the net from the last fish. I usually check for that but when I have people who don't, down goes the pliers. At least the Dancos I have are bright colored, easier to see. The jury is out as to whether it would be more cost efficient to have five five dollar pairs or one $25 pair.
A couple of the pliers I've used over the years came with a split ring "beak" on the end and actually, that's a cool feature. I have a pair of Bubba Blade pliers on my boat with the beak right now. Not only does the beak work on split rings, but when pinching a deep in the mouth hook, it keeps the pliers from slipping. If you check out the Bubbas, the pistol grip feature looks good, but for me, it's not something revolutionary. You can find my review of the Bubbas at www.fishgear.reviews. If you go there, click up the Bass Pro Aluminum pliers, as well. I've had them for thee years and they are still going strong. The serrations on the jaws on them have goobered up from grabbing steel hooks so they won't pull pin bones anymore, but they are lightweight, colorful and still pull hooks quite nicely.

agree that pliers almost a disposable item based on all the reasons you mentioned. about twice a year Menards has Stanely needle nose on sale for $5 with a $4 rebate. They are not stain less but are sturdy pliers with a drop of oil every month. A deal for $1 net cost. And doesn't hurt as much when someone puts them in an upright dipsy rod holder then forgets and angles rod holder down not remembering to take pliers out. That "Ker-plunk" sound always gets my attention.